Oh that's one that gets me going! No bloody excuse for that. Mercy you should see parts of Everest; PACK OUT YOUR TRASH applies at any altitude.

I spoke to someone who was on their way to Vancouver today and I'm pea green with envy! Arghhhh. Why oh why does my conference have to be in D.C. not Vancouver? I would LOVE to visit the Smithsonian but I should be dead from the heat by the time I find it; and I'm taking Angus with me so...

I have never understood how people can be so lazy that they cannot even walk ten steps or ten feet to the nearest trash can. Thanks for showcasing this, and I hope more people realize how this stuff ruins it for everyone.

It's amazing it how some people can go out into the countryside, enjoy it and then ruin it for others? I once went hiking with a friend and three of her friends -- one who nearly gave her and me a heart attack when she pulled out a cigarette while we were halfway up a hill. (And yes, of course, we strongly impressed on her that it was not the done thing to pollute the air -- especially the beautiful country air! But the fact that we had to tell her that...!!!)

I'm honestly curious what goes through a person's mind? Do we think they're purposely wanting to sully the view, maybe as a sort of rebel mentality thing? Or that they honestly consider the possibility that there might be a garbage can nearby and decide it's too much trouble? Or that they've just gotten in the habit of throwing their trash wherever and it literally doesn't occur to them that there's anything wrong with it? All of these seem kind of hard to believe, but it must be something along one of those lines, right?